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12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Presentations from the <a
href="http://connect.educause.edu/term_view/EDUCAUSE2006">2006 EDUCAUSE annual
conference</a> are starting to find their way to the web. Among them is this
one on <a
href="http://connect.educause.edu/blog/carie417/educause2006_podcast_making_web_sites_accessible/16799?time=1172590758">Making
Web Sites Accessible</a>. Here are the details:<strong><b><font color="#006600"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:#006600'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><strong><b><font size=2
color="#006600" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:#006600'>More Than Just an Internet Connection: What You
Need to Know About Making Web Sites Accessible</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Gregory Fierro,
Coordinator, <a href="http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/128.asp">Disability Resource
Center</a>: </span></font><a href="http://www.mccfl.edu"><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Manatee
Community College</span></font></a><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Feng Hou, CIO, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Manatee</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Cortney Wanca, Web Master, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Manatee</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
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<strong><b><font face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Abstract</span></font></b></strong><br>
Institutions are accustomed to posting information on the Web, but making sure
it is accessible to persons with disabilities is too often an afterthought. Get
introduced to Web accessibility and its legal background to understand why you
should plan ahead for accessibility. Learn the challenges faced by persons with
specific disabilities and basic techniques for compliance.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>--<br>
Posted By D. Berkowitz to <a
href="http://athenpro.blogspot.com/2007/02/educause2006-podcast-making-web-sites.html">Access
Technologists Higher Education Network </a>at 2/27/2007 10:33:00 PM <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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